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1of144Robert Palmer of Albany is seen sitting in the cab of his truck with pizza and a drink at the Plaza 23 truck stop on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Drivers are finding new hurdles as they try to deliver the goods, including limited opportunities for food and showers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union2of144Truckers are seen parked at the Plaza 23 truck stop on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Drivers are finding new hurdles as they try to deliver the goods, including limited opportunities for food and showers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union3of144Truckers are seen parked at the Plaza 23 truck stop on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Drivers are finding new hurdles as they try to deliver the goods, including limited opportunities for food and showers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union4of144Autumn Waterhouse, standing, takes a lunch order, from left, from Lisa Mooney, Julia Watjen and Tom Connolly at Dawn's Victory Cafe in Albany on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo by Steve Barnes/Times Union.)Steve Barnes/Times Union5of144Summer Waterhouse, a server at Dawn's Victory Sports Cafe in Albany, on her first day back at work Thursday after more than 11 weeks of a coronavirus-related furlough.Steve Barnes/Times Union6of144Marlon Sousis, the owner of The Palace Barbershop, wipes hair off the neck of customer Michael Munson on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Rensselaer, N.Y. Wednesday was the first day that the shop could be back open to the public. Sousis is not requiring his employees or customers to wear a face mask in the barbershop. Sousis said that he believes it is every person's constitutional right to examine the data themselves and to decide what precautions they want to take. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union7of144Informational postings on the window at The Palace Barbershop on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Rensselaer, N.Y. Wednesday was the first day that the shop could be back open to the public. The owner, Marlon Sousis is not requiring his employees or customers to wear a face mask in the barbershop. Sousis said that he believes it is every person's constitutional right to examine the data themselves and to decide what precautions they want to take. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union8of144Joey Federico, owner of The Barber Parlor, right, and Ashleigh Goss, operations manager and barber, unload supplies as they prepare to open for business on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Barber shops are one of the businesses that are allowed to re-open Wednesday after having to close due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union9of144Joey Federico, owner of The Barber Parlor, holds an infrared thermometer gun at the entrance of his shop as he prepares to open for business on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Barber shops are one of the businesses that are allowed to re-open Wednesday after having to close due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union10of144Azmat Ahmad prepares food at the Al-Hidaya Center in Latham NY that will get delivered to community service sites during the Fifth National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco11of144Duaa Dawood prepares food at the Al-Hidaya Center in Latham NY for delivery to community service sites during the Fifth National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco12of144Food is packed at the Al-Hidaya Center in Latham NY for delivery to community service sites during the Fifth National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco13of144Nada Mohamed and Amira Eltahir prepare food at the Al-Hidaya Center in Latham NY for delivery to community service sites during the Fifth National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco14of144A pedestrian is seen wearing a mask on Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union15of144Exterior of the Times Union Center on Wednesday, May, 27, 2020, on S. Pearl Street in Albany, N.Y. The downtown Albany venue could host graduation ceremonies as soon as August, if approved. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union16of144A pedestrian is seen wearing a mask on Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union17of144Shaker Road Loudonville Fire Department displays the message "get well America" on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in Loudonville, N.Y. This is one of many signs that fire departments or businesses have displayed since the outbreak of COVID-19.Lori Van Buren / Times Union18of144A man disinfects his hands at Million Dollar Beach on Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Lake George, N.Y. New rules are in effect to help stop the spread of coronavirus. People must wear masks when moving around the beach but masks can be removed when swimming or when sitting on the sand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union19of144People make their way around Million Dollar Beach on Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Lake George, N.Y. New rules are in effect to help stop the spread of coronavirus. People must wear masks when moving around the beach but masks can be removed when swimming or when sitting on the sand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union20of144Signs are posted at Million Dollar Beach on Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Lake George, N.Y. New rules are in effect to help stop the spread of coronavirus. People must wear masks when moving around the beach but masks can be removed when swimming or when sitting on the sand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union21of144Staff wearing masks were making sure people practiced social distancing and disinfected handrails at the beach at Thompson's Lake Campground on Monday, May 25, 2020 in East Berne, N.Y. Most campsites at the campground were empty due to a mandate of no camping at state campgrounds due to COVID-19. Although, some people were day picnicking on the campsites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union22of144Staff wearing masks were making sure people practiced social distancing at the beach at Thompson's Lake Campground on Monday, May 25, 2020 in East Berne, N.Y. Most campsites at the campground were empty due to a mandate of no camping at state campgrounds due to COVID-19. Although, some people were day picnicking on the campsites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union23of144Bhai Gurpreet Singh, a priest, left, and Dr. Paul Uppal demonstrate how people will be social distancing at least six feet apart when they sit on carpet to eat when they hold services again at the Sikh Temple on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in Niskayuna, N.Y. The floor will be marked.Lori Van Buren / Times Union24of144Let's Be Leonard is seen performing on the back of Bonacio Construction, Inc. flatbed truck on Broadway to celebrate Caffe Lena's 60th Anniversary in the time of social distancing on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Hot Club of Saratoga and Garland Nelson also performed on separate trucks. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union25of144Let's Be Leonard is seen performing on the back of Bonacio Construction, Inc. flatbed truck on Broadway to celebrate Caffe Lena's 60th Anniversary in the time of social distancing on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Hot Club of Saratoga and Garland Nelson also performed on separate trucks. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union26of144A resident at The Beltrone Living Center exercises inside their apartment during an event called the Quarantine Exercise Hour on Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. Staff of the Colonie Senior Service Centers, along with staff from Hector PT performed the movements from the ground outside as the residents follow along by looking out the window from their individual apartments. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union27of144Staff of the Colonie Senior Service Centers, along with staff from Hector PT lead an exercise, movement event called the Quarantine Exercise Hour outside of The Beltrone Living Center on Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. The staff performed the movements from the ground as the residents follow along by looking out the window from their individual apartments. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union28of144A sign on the front window of the Illium Cafe and Bistro is posted to thank their customers seen here on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. The owner, chef Marla Ortega, has announced that the restaurant is permanently closed due to the uncertainty of how to reopen during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union29of144A COVID-19 related sign is seen in the window of Saratoga Day Spa on Broadway on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union30of144A COVID-19 related sign is seen in a restaurant window on Broadway on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union31of144East Greenbush School District school bus driver, Carianne Rudolph leads a parade of cars filled with school teachers and staff on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in East Schodack, N.Y. Bus drivers, teachers and staff were visiting every senior from Columbia High School over two days. This year 300 students will graduate from Columbia. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union32of144Columbia High School senior Nina Tedeschi waves as a car parade of East Greenbush School District teachers and staff drive by her home on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in East Schodack, N.Y. Bus drivers, teachers and staff were visiting every senior from Columbia High School over two days. This year 300 students will graduate from Columbia. Tedeschi, the class salutatorian, is going to be studying at Johns Hopkins University where she will be majoring in biomedical and mechanical engineering. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union33of144Jamie Tario, left, director of communications for SUNY Empire State College, and Danielle McMullen, chief deputy of staff for the college, carry donated baby items from people's vehicles to a CDTA bus at the college's Stuff the Bus event on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The event, which took in essential baby items, was part of the United Way of the Greater Capital RegionA?•s annual day of service, 5.18 Day. Most all of the other 5.18 Day events were virtual due to the pandemic. Only new unopened items were accepted and and disinfecting protocol was being followed before the items were turned over to local organizations who would distribute the supplies to those in need. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski34of144Antonio Bazzoffi, director of operations for SUNY Empire State College, stacks up donated baby items inside a CDTA bus at the college's Stuff the Bus event on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The event, which took in essential baby items, was part of the United Way of the Greater Capital RegionA?•s annual day of service, 5.18 Day. Most all of the other 5.18 Day events were virtual due to the pandemic. Only new unopened items were accepted and and disinfecting protocol was being followed before the items were turned over to local organizations who would distribute the supplies to those in need. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski35of144Volunteer Kikari Morikawa, left, Joseph's House Associate Director of Outreach Tiana Minervini, center, and Joseph's House Outreach Advocate Ptah Ivery load the Albany Outreach Van on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The Homeless Action Committee drove around the city and delivered food, water and supplies to people in need. The program has seen the unsheltered triple due to fears of contracting the virus in a shelter. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union36of144Outreach program assistant Luzmarie Rosario is seen delivering food to a homeless person as the Albany Outreach Van drives around and delivers food for the homeless on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. 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The message of NY Tough is created on the Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The message has been displayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The message of NY Tough is created on the Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The message has been displayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The message of NY Tough is created on the Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The message has been displayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Volunteers James Pierce, left, and Jill Robbins load food into the back of a car at a food pantry at Clayton A. Bouton High School on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Voorheesville, N.Y. Ballston Spa National Bank, in conjunction with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and the Voorheesville School District hosted the drive-thru food pantry for area families and individuals in need of food and supplies. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A employee at the Amsterdam Michaels Arts & Crafts store puts up a sign on their first day of opening under lifting state coronavirus restrictions on Friday, May, 15, 2020, at Amsterdam Commons in Amsterdam, N.Y. The retail store is only open for curbside pickup on orders in the state's Mohawk Valley zone. The Capital Region remains on lockdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Workers from Alpin Haus install a residential swimming pool under the first day of lifting state coronavirus restrictions in the Mohawk Valley zone on Friday, May, 15, 2020, in Gloversville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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People enjoy the calm before the storm at Washington Park on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Albany, N.Y.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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From left, Kyle Kissoon takes photos of Shanti Sinanan, University at Albany graduate Sherelle Sinanan, University at Albany graduate Tunisha Haque, Shauneille Sinanan and Clyde Sinanan outside the Capitol on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The family was taking photos of the grads in their caps and gowns by the tulips today since there isn't a traditional commencement ceremony. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Meghan Zautner works the snack bar on opening night at the Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont, NY on Friday, May 15 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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A number of rules were in place on opening night at the Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont, NY on Friday, May 15 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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Shannon Delaney works the ice cream bar on opening night at the Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont, NY on Friday, May 15 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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Vincent Marro, Jamie Ockenholt, Bailey and Owen O’Brien and Nicholas Marro wait for the movie to start on opening night at the Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont, NY on Friday, May 15 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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Patrons at opening day of the Delmar Farmer’s Market held at its new location, Elm Avenue Park, on Saturday, May 16, 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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Maria Buhl picks out a hanging plant during opening day of the Delmar Farmer’s Market held at its new location, Elm Avenue Park, on Saturday, May 16, 2020 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)

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Health care workers are seen taking down personal information from drivers at a coronavirus testing site at the Washington Irving Education Center on Wednesday, Tuesday, April 29, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. Click through the gallery for scenes from the Capital Region since the coronavirus struck.

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Josh Greenberg of Guilderland, left, and Luke NcNamee of Troy play songs such as what they call "Pomp and Quarantine," "Rainbow Connection" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on their saxophones on the steps of Russel Sage College on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The two saxophonist wanted to do something nice for the upcoming graduates in the Capital Region who won't be able to attend a traditional commencement ceremony. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Don Smyers, executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties, unboxes some of the hand sanitizer that was being given out to farmers on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Cobleskill, N.Y. The program to get masks, hand sanitizer, and educational material to farms is a partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. There is no cost to farms for these products. The two distribution sites are the Sunshine Fairgrounds in Cobleskill and Northern Eagle Beverages in Oneonta. Both sites will be open again on Thursday, May 14th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and again on Wednesday, May 20th, and Thursday, May 21st from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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People are seen on top of a parking garage waiting for an LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing to fly over St. Peter's Hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. "Skier 95" conducted a 12-city regional flyover to salute medical professionals, first responders, and essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The health care workers below weren't able to see the plane as it flew too north of the hospital. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Leslie Boyd of Saratoga Apple, left, takes money from Peggie Hunt of Albany who was shopping with her mother Lorrie Mazza of Albany, at right, at the farmer's market at New Covenant Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. People were asked to wear masks and practice social distancing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A vender helps a customer pick out a vegetable plant at the farmer's market at New Covenant Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. People were asked to wear masks and practice social distancing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A customer pays for food at the Euro Delicacies vender at the farmer's market at New Covenant Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. People were asked to wear masks and practice social distancing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Max LaMarche, foreground, and Maxx Kim, background, employees of Remarkable Liquids, repackage milk into to boxes on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Guilderland Center, N.Y. Price Chopper/Market 32 partnered with dairy farm cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, Garelick Farms and Remarkable Liquids to donate and repackage nearly 5,000 gallons of milk that will then be donated to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Volunteers check people in at the start of food distribution to families in need during at the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany Pastoral Center on Monday, May 11, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany teamed up with Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to hold their second food distribution event. The next food event for the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany will be on May 19th in Fort Plain. More information about the various food distribution events can be found on the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany website. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Volunteers, Rich Jarvis, left, from Albany, and Eddie DelCastillo from Clifton Park, load food into the back of a vehicle for a family during a food distribution event at the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany Pastoral Center on Monday, May 11, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany teamed up with Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to hold their second food distribution event. The next food event for the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany will be on May 19th in Fort Plain. More information about the various food distribution events can be found on the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany website. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Owner Alex Rosenstrach stands in Club Life Health and Fitness on Monday, May 11, 2020 in Valatie, N.Y. Rosenstrach held a rally today to end the Coronavirus Pause mandate for small businesses. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Joshua Poupore and his wife, Patricia Poupore sit in their vehicle outside the offices of 1st Bank of Scotia on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Scotia, N.Y. Joshua and Patricia came to the bank to sign papers for the house they are purchasing and signed all the paperwork while sitting in their vehicle. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Times Union photographers capture life in the Capital Region during the coronavirus pandemic. Click through to see scenes from the crisis.

A man wears a bandana on his face as he mows the grass at Glens Falls City Park on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Glens Falls, N.Y. People are seen spaced accordingly as they socialize in the background. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A healthcare worker gets a sample from a patient at a COVID-19 testing site behind Warren County Municipal Center on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Queensbury, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Nurses and staff from St. Peter's Health Partners line South Manning Boulevard outside St. Peter's Hospital where they held a candle lighting ceremony in celebration of National Nurses Month on Wednesday night, May, 6, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. A similar event was held at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Organizers hope that the ceremony shows that healthcare workers can serve as a guiding light through the COVID-19 pandemic. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Rojay Ragbeer, left, an employee of CK Cycles, checks for a leak in a tire on Mary Jo Conover's bicycle in the parking lot of the bike shop on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. Employees of the shop are meeting customers in the parking lot to take their bikes in for repairs. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Rev. Scott VanDerveer is seen offering prayers for the memory of one of his parishioners who just died of COVID-19 from outside The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation on Friday, May 1, 2020 in Catskill, N.Y. He then prayed for all the staff and residents of the facility, blessing the whole building and everyone inside. He was capturing everything on video to post on his parishes Facebook page. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Bob Desrosiers, left, assists as Rev. Scott VanDerveer blesses the room of a parishioner who just died of COVID-19 with holy water and then performed a ceremonial blessing of the other residents from outside The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation on Friday, May 1, 2020 in Catskill, N.Y. He was capturing everything on video to post on his parishes Facebook page.(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Protesters gather outside the state Capitol on Friday to decry Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to close businesses in New York in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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Ellis Hospital health care worker Sam Westbrook is seen getting a sample from a person at a coronavirus testing site at the Washington Irving Education Center on Wednesday, Tuesday, April 29, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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People are tested at the new Ellis McClellan Street campus COVID-19 testing site on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady opened its first mobile testing sites this week. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Some of the face masks made and sold by Maria Fitch on Etsy, an e-commerce website focused on handmade goods, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children. Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family. On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily. To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program. Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches. "We are still required to follow the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program meal pattern, so the meals consist of the same components that are offered in school," APCSD Director of Food Services, Colleen Wise, said. "Each breakfast includes whole grains, milk, juice and fruit. Lunches include whole grains, meat or a meat alternative, such as cheese or yogurt, fruit, vegetables, and milk."

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When the COVID-19 pandemic closed school buildings across New York state, a chain reaction took place that affected school-age children. Students had to quickly adapt to remote learning, figure out if their Wi-Fi connection would be suitable to connect with teachers, and face the challenge of not being able to see friends and family. On a much more basic level, students and families had to figure out where meals would be coming from daily. To assist with that need, staff members at Averill Park Central School District have come together to form a food service and delivery program. Now a full month into the closure of school buildings, APCSD is making roughly 2,500 meals per week, including 1,250 breakfasts and 1,250 lunches. "We are still required to follow the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program meal pattern, so the meals consist of the same components that are offered in school," APCSD Director of Food Services, Colleen Wise, said. "Each breakfast includes whole grains, milk, juice and fruit. Lunches include whole grains, meat or a meat alternative, such as cheese or yogurt, fruit, vegetables, and milk."

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Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Members of the community drop off donations as Northway Church Partners with Veterans Community and Housing Coalition to Feed Homeless Veterans on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Clifton Park, N.Y. Donations will go directly to the Vet House which provides beds to homeless veterans as well as distributed to vets and families in permanent supportive housing. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Advocates calling for the release of medically vulnerable prisoners because of the pandemic, honk their car horns as they held a protest outside the New York State Executive Mansion on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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A customer gets a bottled water from Roy's Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Teachers and staff from Sheridan Preparatory Academy drive in a parade to show how much they miss their students on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A walk-up coronavirus testing site was on Friday morning, April 17, 2020, outside the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen announced the opening of three walk-up COVID-19 test sites including this one at the Capital South Campus Center on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. An appointment is required at the sites. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Volunteer Maya Lewis from Watervliet places a watermelon into a food box as she and other volunteers prepared the boxes that would then be handed out to those in need during a mass food distribution on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The event is part of the Catholic Charities’ mobile outreach program. Catholic Charities teamed up with the Regional Food Bank to get food to those in need in the City of Albany. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Volunteers from the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks assist Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York members in distributing food to Saratoga County residents during a drive-through food pantry event on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks in Mechanicville, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Quick Response technician Austin Connors uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect firefighters gear and their fire truck at Knickerbacker Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Quick Response was disinfecting Rensselaer County police cars, fire trucks and ambulances for free to help during the coronavirus outbreak. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Picnic tables and benches are covered with caution tape to deter people from gathering in Powers Park due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Governor Andrew Cuomo helps unload a ventilator at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Governor Andrew Cuomo talks with staff at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center through a closed window on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Governor Cuomo was at the center to thank them for the ventilators they loaned the state during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press event at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Niskayuna, N.Y. The state was returning ventilators that the center had loaned out to help fill the need of ventilators during the pandemic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Food packages for those in need are packaged by Schenectady County employees during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Tianna Pettinger of East Greenbush, left, and her daughters Ellienna, 9, and Marianna, 12, right, watch as the Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The Easter Bunny rides on a firetruck through East Greenbush neighborhoods on Friday, April 10, 2020 in East Greenbush, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign thanking CDTA drivers is seen on a tree along New Scotland Ave. on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Mayor Charles Patricelli, right, watches as volunteers at the Dome load food from the Regional Food Bank into the cars of people affected due to closures because of coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Watervliet, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Pedestrians are seen wearing a protective mask as they walk down a sidewalk along State St. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Annabelle Carroll, who suffers from autism, is delighted at the sight of surprise parade thrown by friends and well wishers to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. An Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars led the parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Friends and well wishers parade past Annabelle Carroll's home to celebrate her eleventh birthday on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, on Sycamore Street in Albany, N.Y. Carroll, who suffers from autism, was delighted to see an Albany fire truck and several Albany police cars join her parade. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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From left, Kevin O'Connor, Albany County director of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen unveil a $100k consultant's report during a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The report states why the county should create a new economic development office and local development corporation. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield, background, speaks with employees of Mohawk Ambulance after prayers were said outside the ambulance garage for the workers and the patients they care for on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. A group of religious leaders and members of their congregations along with Schenectady City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield held a vehicle caravan on Sunday visiting first responder locations. At each site one pastor and one member of their congregation got out and prayed. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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BJ Aviza, a volunteer at The Furry Friends Pet Food Pantry at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, is seen carrying food to her car at the shelter on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Menands, N.Y. For those who are ill or in self-isolation and live in Albany, Rensselaer or Saratoga County, the Society can deliver food. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Work continues as a COVID-19 drive-through testing site is set up at the University at Albany on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The testing site will start up on Monday and is only for those who make appointments beforehand. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Tammy Ogden, a senior recreation therapist in the department of psychiatry at Albany Med, poses for a photo outside the hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Christine Murphy is seen serving customers in their car out of the Snowman-to-go trailer parked behind the main ice cream stand on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. Her husband and owner of Snowman, John Murphy, carefully set up everything to deal with social distancing but was forced to close when people ignored the safeguards. He's allowing pre-ordered pickup and trying to figure out how to reopen. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Molly Sky, 4, stands wither her mother Alexa, left, as they wave to Watervliet School District teachers and staff during a caravan parade through the city on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. Students and family members came to their doorsteps to reconnect with school staff members following the coronavirus lockdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Watervliet School District teachers and staff members wave to students and family while taking part in a caravan parade through the city to reconnect with students during the coronavirus lockdown on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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A helipad is surrounded by barriers in a parking lot on the Hackett Blvd. side of St. Peter's Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell, left, holds Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Dr. Pamela Reppert listens to her heartbeat outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Dr. Pamela Reppert, left, checks the ears of Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as Veterinarian Assistant Tracy Powell holds her outside Saratoga Springs Veterinary Hospital on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The animal hospital set up a fenced in fresh air veterinary care examining room outside their building and had the animal's human stay inside their car. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Volunteers including Mayor Bill Keeler, left, and organizer Theresa Bourgeois, right, help Cohoes residents in need of food as they pick up bags of groceries from their cars at the Emergency Food Distribution at the Cohoes Visitors Center on Thursday April 2, 2020 in Cohoes, N.Y. The people picking up food were in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign warning people how to reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus is posted at a Washington Avenue Capitol entrance on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The Capitol complex has been closed to visitors during the outbreak. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Columbia High School seniors, from left, Julia Poitras, 18, Brady Hoffman, 18, Jessica Vorst, 17, and Ella Conway practice social distancing as they meet up in the school's parking lot on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in East Greenbush.

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A rainbow made of fabric is seen on a porch of a home on Rt. 20 on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Stottville, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A view of the first non-hospital testing site for COVID-19 at Community Care Physicians on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Latham, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Susan Dunckel, owner of Sweet Sue's Copper Pot, applies a vanilla buttercream icing to a four inch round pound cake on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Dunckel began selling the cakes made to look like a roll of toilet paper on Saturday and Monday was the first day she began filling all the orders. Becky Kendall, background, a recruited baker that Dunckel has brought in to help fill the orders. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Campsites are closed for the season at Thompson's Lake State Park Campground on Monday, March 30, 2020, in New Scotland, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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A Gulf gas sign displays a price of $2.17 per gallon for regular gas with cash payment on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. Gasoline prices in the Capital Region are down nearly 30 cents a gallon from a month ago, according to AAA Fuel Gauge reports. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign is seen on a car that was in a caravan with District Attorney candidate Matt Toporowski as he threw bottles of hand sanitizer to people outside the New York State Capitol as he campaigns on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Members of Albany Police Athletic League (PAL) including Leonard Ricchiuti, Jr., executive director, deliver bags of cheer to some of the homebound seniors at St. Vincent?•s Apartments on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They're also delivering to Holy Wisdom and St. Sophia?•s, and the South Mall Towers. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Department of Recreation employees Casey Craig, left, and Johnny White post signs on the basketball equipment at Washington Park informing the public not to use them on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. They told young men who were there alone they were fine. The city is discouraging groups of people playing basketball or other sports that involve close contact. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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J.C. Glindmyer, owner of Earthworld comics, waits on the curb for two customers to drive up on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Glindmyer started doing curbside delivery to customers on Wednesday, the day new releases come out. He said that customers should email the shop or reach out through the shop's Facebook page or Instagram account to place an order. Glindmyer said that he opened the comic book store in 1983 and is just trying to get comics into the hands of his customers as they are staying home. The shop will be doing curbside delivery till 6pm on Friday and 5pm and Saturday, then customers should check the website or Facebook page for information on what days they will be open next week. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Shaker Road Elementary first-grader Kennedy Pielo, 7, holds a sign in support of school staff during a school parade on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at the corner of Albany Shaker Road at Osborne in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Olivia Dunn Jimmy Taylor are pictured with their baby daughter, Rosalind Olga Taylor, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. New parenthood has been bittersweet for Olivia and Jimmy ?‘ they're head over heels for their new baby girl, but heartbroken that their parents have not been able to hold or be near their first grandchild. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Emma Sawyer, left, general manager of Savoy, volunteers with the Feed Albany program in front of the restaurant Savoy on Lark St. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y Feed Albany is a COVID-19 relief program to help people in need such as restaurant workers who are unemployed due to the coronavirus. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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The Times Union Center displays messages relating to the coronavirus in between concert advertising on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y #518RAINBOWHUNT refers to hundreds of local families and businesses that are spreading joy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak by displaying rainbows in their windows or front yards. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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People keep their social distance while standing in line for the food pantry at Saint Vincent DePaul Parish Center on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Employees from Upstate Pressure Cleaning sanitize and disinfect a CDTA bus stop enclosure along Western Ave. on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y They were cleaning all the CDTA bus stops. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Douglas Estadt, owner of Capital Distillery, talks to customers Dave Catalfamo of Albany and his sister Dori Parla of Connecticut who were looking to buy vodka and hand sanitizer on Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. Dave and Dori were taking care of their elderly father who is a WWll veteran. Doug has been making hand sanitizer with the "tails" left over when he distills vodka, adding tea tree oil and lavender as well as aloe vera gel. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Mary Bon, minister of music at The First Church in Albany, makes her way past worshipers in vehicles on her way to the pulpit during a drive-in service on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The church usually begins their drive-in services in May but started them early to give people a place to go for Sunday service where they can still be isolated from each other. Senior minister Mashona Walston said that she plans to continue the services, holding them every Sunday at 10:30am. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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East Greenbush Supervisor Jack Conway stands in an empty part of town hall on Monday, March 23, 2020, in East Greenbush, N.Y. East Greenbush has closed it's parks and almost all town hall workers are working from home. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Police tape is used to mark off playground equipment at the Seventh Street Park on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Watervliet, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Services distributed personal protection equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer to nursing home facilities, senior facilities, medical support staff and emergency responders this past weekend March 22, 2020.

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Tents set up for COVID-19 screening are seen behind Samaritan Albany Memorial Hospital on Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)

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A view of the empty lot at the temporarily closed Macy's store in Colonie Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Colonie, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

People line up outside of Trader Joe's before they open for the day on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, second from left, Deputy Minority Leader, Joseph Griffo, and Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan hold a Senate session on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. All the other senators voted remotely so as not to be in the chamber next to each other due to the corona virus. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)

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Trader Joe's employee Sophia Therodorou dispenses hand sanitizer to customers as they enter Trader Joe's on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. The store was letting 50 people in at a time. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Almost every cart had toilet paper in it as customers leave BJ's Wholesale Club on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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An electronic sign with the message "stay home, stop the spread" is seen southbound on Rt. 787 on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The sign also rotated with the message "save lives, #flattenthecurve." (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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A sign is posted on the front door of The Fresh Market on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Lathem, N.Y. The sign asks for customers to reserve the first hour between 8 A.M. to 9 A.M. for seniors and other customers who are at risk. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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YWCA staff members Shara Branon-Bender, left, Angelina Jones, second from right, and Rick Rivera, right, help bring in food to the YWCA delivered by Pete Borys, in truck, of the Food Pantries for the Capital District on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Truck drivers have faced a number of hurdles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But lately, traffic hasn't been one of them.

A study released Tuesday by the American Transportation Research Institute found that trucks not only have been delivering critical groceries, medical equipment and other supplies, they've managed to do it faster.

"Not only are trucks continuing to move, but they are doing so at speeds well in excess of normal traffic patterns," said Rebecca Brewster, the institute's president and chief operating officer.

A big factor has been the reduction in rush-hour commuter traffic as workers have stayed home and worked remotely. That has allowed trucks to increase average speeds. Along Interstate 495 in Queens, for example, the average truck speed more than doubled from 16 mph to 38 mph, although that's still well below the posted speed.

The speeds are collected from GPS data from more than a million trucks, according to the institute.

"There's been a shift in the supply chain like we've never seen," said Kendra Hems, president of the Trucking Association of New York in Clifton Park. In many cases, trucking companies that may have seen a slowdown in demand are offering their drivers and truck cabs to supermarket chains that have seen a surge in demand, citing one Syracuse-based example.

There were a few hiccups after the pandemic was first declared. Pennsylvania last week shut down its highway rest areas, and truck drivers suddenly had no place to park and rest.

After complaints from drivers and industry organizations, Pennsylvania reopened them. Meanwhile, a nationwide association of privately owned truck stops has pledged to keep them open, said an industry spokesman.

Meanwhile, the New York State Thruway Authority continues to keep its service areas open around the clock, although it has removed seating in its food service areas as part of the restriction against restaurant operations to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Carriers, meanwhile, are providing drivers with gloves and hand sanitizers, Hems said. And if the truck is carrying emergency supplies, some federal restrictions are being eased to expedite the shipments.

"More than 85 percent of all goods arrive by truck," said a spokesman for the transportation institute. And happily, they're arriving more quickly.

"Our GPS data -- we've never seen (such) truck speeds," he said. "It's a whole new game out there."